-Id say they need to continue the franchise with jake and the new younger entries into the series as of late maybe even new fresh recruits with back stories that lead back to the mansion or raccoon city that evolved themselves or a family member. They could keep Leon on like the new Barry have him as mission support or drop in every now and then to save their butts! Not to hate on jill,chris, or the rest of the cast i love them all, but they need to have a tragedy of one of the main characters losing their life to move on the story and give a deep meaning for the rest of the characters to press on even stronger and develop new revenge stories and more story archs. - Resident evil 6 looks to be frsh and tieing up all loose ends in the process.
Right, they would have to take a new direction with the series. Which is what Capcom will have to do eventually if they want to keep the franchise fresh and going.
I doubt this series will end unless the games stop selling.
When I said that I meant the main franchise. Several of us talked about this before, and think it should end by RE7 or 8.
Think about it, with everyone aging, how many more bioterrorist attacks can there really be before it gets repetitive?
Eventually Capcom will have to do something new. Maybe a revamp or introduce new characters to carry it on.